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Holiday Activities, including Tours and Adventure Videos

  By Mark Shea | August 13, 2013 - 4:09 pm | ,
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40 Videos featuring tours and adventure activities from around the world. To select an individual video, click on playlist link in the top left hand corner of video player, and scroll down to make a selection.

Food, Drink and Nightlife Videos from Around the World

  By Mark Shea | August 13, 2013 - 1:34 pm | , ,
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49 Food, drink and nightlife videos from around the world. Travel the world with overlander.tv. To see the playlist of all videos, click on playlist link in the top left hand corner of video player.

Caye Caulker Marine Reserve Half Day Snorkelling Tour

  By Mark Shea | March 11, 2013 - 9:16 am |
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I did a half day snorkelling tour with EZ Boy Tours of the Caye Caulker Marine Reserve.

Tours run from 10.30am till 1.30pm and 2pm to 5pm.
The tour spends one hour at three different locations:
Sting Ray Village
South Channel (Tropical Fish)
Coral Gardens

On my tour I saw sting rays, sharks, tropical fish, colourful coral, lobster, moray eels, barracuda and various fish like snapper.

E-Z Boy Tours can be found here

Hol Chan Sailing and Snorkeling Trip, Caye Caulker, Belize

  By Mark Shea | March 7, 2013 - 5:58 am |
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I join Caye Caulker local Dianny for what she says is the best sailing and snorkeling tour in Caye Caulker. On the trip we visit 3 snorkeling locations; Shark Ray Alley, Hol Chan Marine Reserve and Reef Channel.

On the tour we see Sharks, Rays and Turtles as well as numerous fish species and coral. Hol Chan Marine Reserve covers approximately 18 km² (4,448 acres) of coral reefs, seagrass beds, and mangrove forest. Over 160 species of fish have been recorded in the reserve, along with forty types of coral, five species of sponge, two seagrasses, three species of sea turtle and three marine mammals: the Short-beaked Common Dolphin, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin and West Indian Manatee.

The tours goes from 10.30am till 4.30pm and snorkeling gear, lunch and drinks (rum punch at the end) Cost is $90 + $20 for park fees

Thanks to Liberty Sailing Tours

North Korea – Kaesong and the Demilitarised Zone, Part 3 Tourism Preview

  By Mark Shea | November 11, 2012 - 1:52 pm |
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Australian filmmaker Mark Shea takes a trip to North Korea (The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea) with Young Pioneer Tours.

This video is part three of a brief overview of what I saw in North Korea. We visit Kaesong — the capital of Korea during the Koryo Dynasty and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)

Kaesong, the ancient capital of Korea, is like a tourism boom town waiting to happen. It did not escape me that we were the only group walking the quaint cobbled streets surrounded by traditional houses. Visiting the museum and learning of the history of the Koryo period, I thought to recent history, political movements, and how only sixty years have made the two Korea’s, North and South, so indistinguishable.

The demilitarised zone really took me by surprise. I was expecting stern faced soldiers ready for attack. Instead I discovered bus loads of Chinese tourists, snapping photos with obliging soldiers.

Santa Monica Beach with the Adventure Goddess

  By Mark Shea | November 2, 2012 - 4:00 pm | ,
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Mark the Overlander visits Santa Monica Beach where he meets up with local, Laura the Adventure Goddess.

Laura takes Mark on a bicycle tour, showing him her favourite parts of Santa Monica.

We ride along the beach and visit the Annenberg Community Beach House, Santa Monica Pier where Route 66 ends and the original ‘Muscle Beach’.

As we watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean at the Pacific Palisades Park, Laura talks about the strong community spirit of Santa Monica and believes the local library is a great place to visit to experience this.

Thanks to Laura the Adventure Goddess

Music – videoblocks – Deep Chill and Afterglow

Meet a Local Travel Series : East Coast Australia, Gold Coast to Cape Tribulation

  By Mark Shea | October 19, 2012 - 12:20 am | , , ,
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Join Australian filmmaker Mark Shea as he continues traveling up the East Coast of Australia meeting local people and exploring their hometowns.

In this episode he meets -
*a Socialite Publisher on the Gold Coast,
*a Magician in Noosa,
*a visit to the World’s Largest Sand Island,
*an Irish Backpacker at Airlie Beach,
*the unique wildlife of Magnetic Island,
*Great Barrier Reef diving at Cairns
*living off the land at Cape Tribulation

Meet a Local Travel Series : East Coast Australia, Melbourne to Nimbin

  By Mark Shea | October 11, 2012 - 10:33 pm | ,
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Join Australian filmmaker Mark Shea as he travels the East Coast of Australia meeting local people and exploring their hometowns. The whole half hour program, visiting locations from Melbourne to Nimbin.

Stories include:
*Musician Wendy Rule in Melbourne,
*Paddle Steamers in Echuca,
*an Aboriginal Sacred Site called Mumbulla Mountain,
*the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra,
*a performing Drag Queen in Sydney,
*a Beachcombing Artist in Byron Bay,
*a Forest Dwelling Hippy in Nimbin

North Korea – Visiting as a Tourist, Part Two

  By Mark Shea | October 1, 2012 - 10:53 pm |
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I took a trip to North Korea (The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea) with Young Pioneer Tours. http://dprk.youngpioneertours.com

This video is Part Two of a brief overview of what I saw in North Korea. This video discusses how to visit North Korea as a tourist.

North Korea – Pyongyang, Tourism Preview Part One

  By Mark Shea | September 25, 2012 - 1:10 am |
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I took a trip to North Korea (The People’s Democratic Republic of Korea) with Young Pioneer Tours.

This video is part one of a brief overview of what I saw in North Korea. It takes in the capital Pyongyang and the train ride into North Korea from China.